With our continued rapacious commercialism unrestrained, what value does the wildlife have on our planet?


"... Africans should kick out the hunters" says the Financial Times

Trophy assets: lion prices, dead or alive?...

... a study by Thresher in 1981 quoting the value of an adult male lion in Amboseli, Kenya as over $500,000 to photographic tourism.

We now estimate that value (of a male lion over its pride lifetime) to be $890,000 in tourism revenues to a National Park in Tanzania - the Serengeti. Mr Guthrie did his own calculations and came up with a value for ANY lion (not an adult male) of $179,000.

Mr Guthrie concluded that "wildlife tourism and trophy hunting are not always mutually exclusive. When conflicts arise, Africans should kick out the hunters."...

... trophy hunting is not providing African countries with anywhere near an equivalent income for their wildlife resources that live animals can provide...

... And of course, the target of a lion trophy hunter is an adult male in its prime...



A much much better 'sport' is to only go shooting using a camera. Guaranteed unlimited shots!

As always, how do we persuade corrupt officials of the real value to all on our planet?


All on our only one planet,
Martin

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